B-Daddy’s BBQ taking over former Texas 46 in Spring Branch

B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy’s BBQ in Helotes, is taking over the Texas 46 space off Texas 46 at 2 Sun Valley Drive in Spring Branch and is targeting a Dec. 4 opening date.

B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy’s BBQ in Helotes, is taking over the Texas 46 space off Texas 46 at 2 Sun Valley Drive in Spring Branch and is targeting a Dec. 4 opening date.

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B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy’s BBQ in Helotes, is taking over the Texas 46 space off Texas 46 at 2 Sun Valley Drive in Spring Branch and is targeting a Dec. 4 opening date.

B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy’s BBQ in Helotes, is taking over the Texas 46 space off Texas 46 at 2 Sun Valley Drive in Spring Branch and is targeting a Dec. 4 opening date.

Photo: Mike Sutter /Staff

B-Daddy’s BBQ taking over former Texas 46 in Spring Branch

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One month after the Texas 46 pits were extinguished after just eight months of business, a San Antonio-area barbecue purveyor is about to give the Spring Branch restaurant a quick rebirth.

B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy’s BBQ in Helotes, told the Express-News Tuesday that he is taking over the space off Texas 46 at 2 Sun Valley Drive and is targeting a Dec. 4 opening date. Forget the numerals or sister-barbecue names, Anderson is digging in and sticking with the B-Daddys BBQ brand and plans to offer the same menu that his original location provides.

“We won’t reinvent the wheel,” Anderson said. “(Texas 46) tried to reach out with things like chicken fried steak, burgers, fried pickles, high-end liquor and so forth, but our emphasis will be on the classic Texas barbecue with some cold beer.”

To help make the expansion fluid, Anderson is moving B-Daddy’s kitchen manager and pitmaster John Campbell, a classically trained chef, out to run the operation. Anderson said that he is inheriting a space that is “about 80 percent complete” from the Texas 46 operation, including four massive steel smoker pits that originally cost $12,000 each to build.

Two months ago, the idea of adding a second B-Daddy’s location wasn’t feasible for Anderson, but the restaurant beefed up its staffing with the additions of Emilio and Christi Soliz and their staff from King’s Hwy Brew & Q at 1012 N. Flores St.

The Solizes closed their restaurant Sept. 29 and joined B-Daddy’s two weeks later, with Emilio working as pitmaster and Christi running front-of-house operations in the Helotes location. Some of the old King’s Hwy favorites, including sweet tea-glazed pork ribs and brisket grilled cheese sandwiches, have been carried over into the B-Daddy’s menu.

“This wasn’t the plan when they joined us,” Anderson said. “There’s gonna be a lot of back and forth between the properties, and it’s going to be a challenge, but I think we’re up to it.”

B-Daddy’s, which was featured in the Express-News’ “52 Weeks of BBQ” series, got its start off U.S. 281 north of Loop 1604 in 2012 as a food truck before opening up the Helotes restaurant in 2016 inside an old general store. The truck still makes regular appearances throughout the area.